Talk:Great Upheaval
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I don't see the relevance of the Carib "ethnic cleansing". What does it have to do with Acadians?
The Acadians living in that region which was Nova Scotia were British subjects and did not have to swear any oath whatsoever ... plus war between England and France was officially declared in 1756. The Acadian were deported in a time of peace .. not on the whim of Lawrence but with the blessing and with political direction from the Crown.
It was not a time of peace. There were intermittent clashes since the end of the North American phase of the War of the Austrian Succession. Real war broke out in the colonies in 1754. 24.222.64.85 06:30, 14 November 2006 (UTC)
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[edit] The End
I suggest that the comment in the article that states that the period has come to an end is incorrect and should be striken from the article. While it is true that a "representative" of some person called the "crown" has done an act called "acknowlege" for the insident far more steps will need to be taken in the future for the deep hostile feelings between the two to truely come to an end. I would even go so far as to state that until an APOLOGY is rendered by the personage responsible in the first place, the so called "crown", directly; and that reparations be made in the form of monetary damages as well as commercial privilages; then one can never truely conclude that the hostile feelings have come to an end and those who are the decendants of the expelled should consider the "crown" currently still as acting in as state of war against them. Even the Idea of having a commemoratin day for this most terrible act is sort of like having a day for the British to celebrate that they got away with doing it and no one could stop them. --Billiot 16:00, 2 April 2007 (UTC)
- As a descendant of victims of this great tragedy, I will not stand for people expressing their views on the subject alone when this page is for the article passages itself. You all are doing a disservice to Wikipedia by getting on your soap boxes. Our main goal is to find a WP:NPOV, not to open up old wounds. Enough! Monsieurdl 15:17, 16 November 2007 (UTC)
[edit] Population numbers
The article states that "an estimated 6,000" Acadians were deported, but then the table further below gives a total of 12,617. What accounts for the difference? Funnyhat 23:28, 12 April 2007 (UTC)
Good point. I looked into it at the Society of Grand Pre's website and they claim 'over 10,000 by 1763'. I'm not sure why there's a conflict. I've aded a line about the final numbers of Acadians deported in the opening section. Twinchester 18:08, 13 April 2007 (UTC)
[edit] Whiners
Acadians brought this upon themselves. —The preceding unsigned comment was added by 216.239.77.121 (talk • contribs).
[edit] Assessment
I have assessed this as Start Class, as it contains more detail and organization than would be expected of a Stub, and of low importance, as it is a highly specific topic within Canada. Cheers, CP 02:27, 6 September 2007 (UTC)
[edit] Wikiproject France Assessment
This article was listed on WikiProject France under articles needing assessment. This article is rated start because it does contain a fairly informative biography background and a useful image. Citations would help this article a lot. Lazulilasher (talk) 17:28, 26 December 2007 (UTC)
